Michaux, A. (1803), Flora Boreali-Americana Edn. 1, 2: 220 [tax. nov.]

Lowden, R.M. (1982), An approach to the taxonomy of Vallisneria L. (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 13: 289 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 135 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Frank, K.A. (8 July 1997), Notes on Vallisneria (Hydrocharitaceae) in Australia, with descriptions of two new species. Telopea 7(2): 112 [secondary reference]

Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (1999), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania Edn. 3: 66 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 316 [secondary reference]

common name: Eel-grass [n/a] common name: Ribbon Weed [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: Varietal rank not recognised in WA.
• APC Dist.: WA, Qld (naturalised), SA, ACT, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les legitimate by Lowden, R.M. (1982), An approach to the taxonomy of Vallisneria L. (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 13: 289

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les legitimate by Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 135

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McColl, K.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 31 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Frank, K.A. (8 July 1997), Notes on Vallisneria (Hydrocharitaceae) in Australia, with descriptions of two new species. Telopea 7(2): 112

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 89 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les legitimate by Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (1999), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania Edn. 3: 66

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